{{Short description|English rugby union club, based in Northamptonshire}} {{Infobox rugby team | teamname = Oundle | image = Oundle_RFC_logo.png | caption = | imagesize = | union = East Midlands Rugby Football Union | fullname = Oundle Rugby Club | nickname = | shortname = | countryflag = | countryflagvar = | founded = {{Start date and age|1976}} | region = | location = Oundle, Northamptonshire | ground = Occupation Road | capacity = 1,000 | chairman = | ceo = | president = | captain = | coach = Andrew Key<br>Darrell Ball<br>Viliami Ma'asi | top scorer = | url = | league = National League 2 East | season = 2025–26 | position = 2nd }}
'''Oundle Rugby Club''' is an English rugby union club based in Oundle, Northamptonshire. The first XV team currently play in National League 2 East – tier 4 of the English rugby union system – following promotion from Regional 1 South East at the end of the 2024–25 season. The club also run 2nd and 3rd XVs, an Oundle Vets XV, under-18s and a range of junior teams.<ref>[https://oundlerfc.rfu.club › teams Club website - teams]</ref>
The club was formed in 1976 and in the early years of the league system the club played in the lower levels of the East Midlands leagues.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=https://oundlerfc.rfu.club/information/club-history|title=Club History|publisher=Oundle RFC|date=22 August 2025}}</ref> The club won promotion from Midlands 4 East (South) in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=7286&season=2013-2014#table|title=2013-2014 Midlands Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref> and this saw the start of the club's rise to the fourth tier of the English rugby union system.
==Current standings== {{2025–26 National League 2 East}}
==Ground== Oundle have been based at Occupation Road since its inception in 1976, offering cricket, bowling and tennis as well as rugby union. Facilities at the ground include a club-house (originally a tea-room transported from Thorney Wildlife Park) and three full size rugby pitches. Ground capacity around the main pitch is around 1,000 (all standing).<ref name="History"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://oundlerfc.rfu.club/Media/OundleRFC/Documents/ORFC%20Welcome%20Pack%202024%20A4%20050924.pdf|title=Oundle Rugby Football Club Welcome Pack|publisher=Oundle RFC|date=22 August 2025}}</ref>
==Honours== * Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2015–16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2015-2016/group/19784|title=2015-2016 Midlands Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> * Midlands 2 East play-off winners 2016–17<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/oundlerfc/teams/9344/match-centre/0-3670506|title=Oundle Make It To Midlands 1!|publisher=Oundle RFC (Pitchero)|date=29 April 2017}}</ref> * Regional 1 South East champions: 2024–25
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://oundlerfc.rfu.club/information/club-history Official Club Website]
{{National League 2 East}} {{Rugby union in England}}
Category:Oundle Category:Rugby clubs established in 1976 Category:Rugby union teams in England Category:Rugby union in Northamptonshire